The carwash will be held in the school parking lot, 10555 Thornton Road, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donations will be accepted.

SONORA - The National Forest Foundation announced that it established a fund directed at restoration following the damage caused by the Rim Fire, which has burned roughly 257,000 acres of land primarily in the Stanislaus National Forest in the Tuolumne River watershed.

"We anticipate a great need to restore the forest following the Rim Fire, and the public outpouring of support has been tremendous," said Vance Russell, National Forest Foundation.

Donations to the Rim Fire Restoration Fund will go directly to areas damaged by the fire.

To donate, go to nationalforests.org/give and enter the promo code "Rim Fire" with your payment information.

The National Forest Foundation was founded by Congress in 1991. Information: nationalforests.org.

SAN ANDREAS - Calaveras High School student Blake Ehlers has been awarded the Rensselaer Medal and will receive a scholarship of at least $15,000 per year to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.

The Rensselaer Medal has been awarded annually since 1916. High schools around the world each year are asked to name one outstanding junior to win the medal. There are currently 183 medalists attending Rensselaer.

Ehlers is beginning his senior year at Calaveras High School. He is the son of Chris and Theresa Ehlers of Wallace.

Blake Ehlers is vice president of the Calaveras High Future Farmers of America and is a starting lineman on the school's varsity football team. He was named an all-Mother Lode League lineman last year. He wants to study engineering and become a licensed professional civil engineer.

Rensselaer was founded in 1824. The university offers degrees in engineering, the sciences, information technology, architecture, management, the humanities and social sciences.